Agriculture (UPSC)

Total Questions: 50

21. The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee, whose permission is required for cultivation of any genetically modified crop such as Bt Cotton in India, is under the Union Ministry of:

(a) Agriculture
(b) Environment and Forests
(c) Commerce and Industry
(d) Rural-Development

Correct Answer: (b) Environment and Forests

Solution:The genetic engineering approval committee comes under Ministry of Enviroment, Forest and Climate change.

22. Consider the following statements:

1. India ranks first in the world in fruit production

2. India ranks second in the world in export of tobacco.

Which of these statements is/are correct?

(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither I nor 2

Correct Answer: (d) Neither I nor 2

Solution:Both statements are wrong.

As of 2024 India ranks second in fruit Production and 2nd in the tobacco production.

23. Consider the following crops: [2004]

1. Cotton 2. Groundnut

3. Maize 4. Mustard

Which of the above are kharif crops?

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Correct Answer: (b) 1, 2 and 3

Solution:Cotton, Groundnut and Maize are kharif crop whereas Mustard is a rabi crop.

24. Consider the following statements:

1. India is the only country in the world producing all the five known commercial varieties of silk.

2. India is the largest producer of sugar in the world.

Which of the statements given above less is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Correct Answer: (a) 1 only

Solution:Five varieties of silkworms are reared in India for producing five varieties of silk. Mulberry silk, Muga silk, Tasar silk, Oak tasar silk and Eri silk. India is the 2nd largest producer of sugar in the world.

25. Which one of the following statements is correct?

(a) The first meeting of the Parties (MOP) to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety was held in Phillippines in the year 2004.
(b) India is not a signatory to the Biosafety protocol/convention on Biological Diversity.
(c) The Biosafety protocol deals with genetically modified organisms.
(d) United State of America is member of the Biosafety protocol/convention on Biological diversity.

Correct Answer: (c) The Biosafety protocol deals with genetically modified organisms.

Solution:Biosafety protocol is an agreement designed to regulate the international trade, handling and use of any genetically engineered organism that may have adverse effects on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, taking also into account risks to the human health.

26. Assertion (A): The percentage of net sown area in the total area of Andhra Pradesh is less as compared to that of West Bengal.

Reason (R): The soil of most of Andhra Pradesh is laterite.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true

Correct Answer: (c) A is true but R is false

Solution:Laterite soil is mostly found in areas of high rainfall and temperature with alternate dry and wet Periods it is suitable for growing rice, ragi and sugarcane.

27. Which one of the following is the correct sequence in the decreasing order of production (in million tones) of the given foodgrains in India?

(a) Wheat Rice Pulses Coarse Cereals
(b) Rice Wheat Pulses Coarse Cereals
(c) Wheat Rice Coarse Cereals - Pulses
(d) Rice Wheat - Coarse Cereals - Pulses

Correct Answer: (d) Rice Wheat - Coarse Cereals - Pulses

Solution:Production of rice is 96.43 MT, wheat is 78.4 MT, pulses is 15.11 MT and coarse cereals are 40.73 MT in India. So, the correct sequence in decreasing order is Rice - Wheat - Coarse cereals Pulses.

28. Assertion (A): There are no tea plantations in any African country.

Reason (R): Tea plants need fertile soil with high humus.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true

Correct Answer: (d) A is false but R is true

Solution:In the 20th century tea was being grown in 3 African countries like Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. So, the assertion is wrong. But the reason is correct because tea plants need highly organic or loamy soils.

Tea plants can handle light snow or frost, but not prolonged cold winters or heavy freezes. The tea plant can thus grow from tropical climates to subtropical climates, but typically requires high humidity and heavy rainfall (between 150 cm and 250 cm) during the growing season.

29. Dalbergia species is associated with which one of the following?

(a) Cashewnut
(b) Coffee
(c) Tea
(d) Rosewood

Correct Answer: (d) Rosewood

Solution:Rosewood is associated with Dalbergia species. Dalbergia species are used as food plants and fragnant wood in aromatic oils.

30. Which one of the following places was associated with Acharya Vinoba Bhave's Bhoodan Movement at the beginning of the movement?

(a) Udaygiri
(b) Rapur
(c) Pochampalli
(d) Venkatagiri

Correct Answer: (c) Pochampalli

Solution:Bhoodan Movement was a voluntary land reform movement in India started by Acharya Vinoba Bhave on April 18, 1951 started at Pochampalli village, in Telangana (Andhra Pardesh).

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